The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-19
APAPER MILL.

ment Assured for EmpOrla- Word re-
ceived From ID. HI and j. o. Newton
OF HOlyOke, Mass, Stating that they
VIII be Here TO Accept Ghe EmpOrIa
Proposition, and Within Two weeks
work ON a Paper Mill VIII be Com
menced, which VIII Give Employ
ment to aG Least Fifty Regular
Hands.
Another grand step was made in the
forward march of progress by this city,
caused by the receipt by Hon. 81. Park
man, chairman of the board of trade
committee on manufactures, of letter
from the firm of D. H. and j. G. New
ton of Holyoke, Mass, to the effect
that they would be in this city inside of
two weeks, prepared to put in a plant
for paper mill, and that work would
be started Immediately on their ar
rival.
The letter also contained the infor-
nation that the factory to be located
here would furnish employment for
fifty hands, all the year round.
The committee having this matter in
hand, consisting of Messrs. II. Park
man, II. G. Whitley and j. L. Wells,
express much pleasure at this success
full termination of their efforts with this
firm. They also state that they have
several other manufacturing PROPOSE
tions which promise to pan out well.
The firm above mentioned now owns
the largest paper mill plant in the
United States, and the gentlemen COM
posing the firm, we are assured by Mr..
Parkman, who was himself connected
with them in business for between five
and six years, are self-made men, full
of business energy and enterprise, and
gentlemen of whom Mr.. Parkman
speaks in the very highest terms.
The factory at Holyoke now furnishes
the government, among other things,
its entire supply of paper for all postal
cards used in the United States. The
plant at that place now occupies an
area of over fifteen acres of flooring.
and the branch factory at this place
will be increased in accordance with
the trade.
The location of this industry at this
city will give new impetus to other
manufacturing projects at this place
That it will be grand success there
can be no reason to doubt, as every.
thing favors the project. The raw ma
terial is here in abundance in the shape
of straw, which is every year being
burned up by the thousands of tons to
get rid of it.
Then, again, the interstate commerce
bill cuts a big figure in the way of max
ing competition from the east almost
an impossibility. So, with all its de-
fects and absurdities, the much-abused
measure will do the great west some
good in this way, as it will force manu-
factories to locate out here where raw
material can be had almost for the
gathering, and where there is also a
large demand for the manufactured
article.
That the above firm is a responsible
one can be made evident to those who
may wish to ascertain, by a perusal of
r. G. Dunn & Co. g mercantile reports,
where they are quoted at between $780,
600 to 81 goo 600.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE.
We were also informed to-day by
Messrs. Bell & Jay that they have a
representative customer looking for a
location for the purpose of removing a
large mandatory of farming imple-
ments. The gentleman has been pros
pecting at Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton
and Kansas City, and is more favor
ably impressed with our city from a
solid growth, natural advantages, loca-
ton, ETC., for his business than any of
the cities he has yet visited. Let them
come, it's more manufactures that we